Emperor Longqing was also choked and speechless by Ge Yidu's words. If Zhu Hui hadn't been stopped by several princes, he would have started to sing.
What to do? Who is going to do it? This is a job that is embarrassing if you win, and even more embarrassing if you lose! The generals who were still gearing up all of a sudden withered.
What should we do? No one wants to be embarrassed.
Just then, an old general in his sixties came out of the queue and saluted with clasped fists: "Your Majesty, although I am old and can't even walk without breathing heavily, I still have the ability to fight with the envoy."
This is the old general Liu Wei. When he was young, he was good at wielding the iron sword weighing 120 kilograms. Ten years ago, he led troops to fight with Hou Jin in a bloody battle in Jizhou! At the age of fifty-five, he killed twelve people in formation. He killed more than a hundred Hou Jin soldiers in a row, and was praised by the Supreme Emperor as the best military general in the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Longqing: "Liu Aiqing, please get up quickly. Aiqing is already over sixty years old. How can she go to the ring to compete again? Let's change her!"
Old General Liu Wei: "Your Majesty, although I am over sixty years old and my physical strength is not as good as that of my prime years. I don't even have a few teeth left, but I still have the strength to fight with this envoy. Please grant me your permission."
Old General Liu Wei couldn't bear to see the envoy of Hou Jin being so arrogant, so he stepped forward. If you say you are a nobody, then I, Liu Wei, an old man in his sixties, will be here to deal with you.
Let’s see which one of us is embarrassed!
Emperor Longqing had no choice but to agree to the old general's request.
On the ring, old General Liu Wei's white beard was fluttering in the wind, and his face full of wrinkles showed a look of perseverance that remained unchanged from before.
Liu Wei touched his beard and suddenly let out a light sigh: "Hey, little baby. You look familiar to me. Maybe you are the descendant of General Hou Jin who I killed back then?"
Geer also snorted coldly and did not reply.
The war was about to break out, and the battle began. Old General Liu Wei and Geer Yidu rushed towards each other together. Although Geer Yidu was larger in size, compared to the fighting experience, Old General Liu Wei was better. Moreover, Old General Liu Wei He is also born with divine power, and Ge Yidu's brute strength cannot take advantage of him in the slightest.
However, after one encounter, Geer Yidu received several punches.
Xue Hong was secretly cheering for the old general when he heard Zhu Hui shout: "Old general! Beat him up!! Let him know that the sky is high and the earth is high!"
A blue vein popped up on Emperor Longqing's forehead. He was about to reach out and take out his belt, but suddenly he remembered that it was too convenient and put down his hand.
Xue Hong: Haha...the movements are so skillful.
At this time, the old general Liu Wei on the field had the upper hand. A pair of iron fists were flying up and down. Geer Yidu actually started to circle around the ring, constantly consuming the physical strength of the old general Liu Wei!
Everyone who saw it started to spit out sweet things, and this time even the civil servants started to curse angrily along with the generals.
"Shameless!! To compete with you, an old man in his 60s, requires a lot of energy!!"
"I will sleep on your mother's side!!"
"The men in your family have been slaves for generations, and the women have been prostitutes for generations!"
"Old General, you come down and let me come up!!"
"Fourth brother, fifth brother, let me go! Someone is here!! Push the red cannon out for me!"
"Don't make trouble, No. 6. No matter how much you go too far, you can't use cannons!"
Xue Hong originally thought that no matter how shameless a person is, there should be a limit, but Xue Hong is still too young. For the benefit of the country, face is obviously not important.
On the ring, Liu Wei was old and weak. Even if he noticed Geer Yidu's intention, he could not do anything. Geer Yidu stayed away and avoided fighting, which just kept draining Liu Wei's energy. .
After a while, Liu Wei's forehead was filled with sweat, and gray hair flowed down his temples.
Geer also saw it and rushed towards Liu Wei with a roar.
Liu Wei had no time to dodge and could only accept the attack, but at this moment he had no power to parry and was knocked back repeatedly by Geer Yidu's punches.
Geer also took advantage of the situation to pursue him. He was like a bear descending the mountain and pounced on the old general Liu Wei.
Xue Hong: "Little calf, I want you to be shameless. It's up to me."
Xue Hong used his true energy to condense a needle at his fingertips, and shot it towards Geer Yidu's lower back and spine. In an instant, Geer Yidu felt his body stiffen. Old General Liu Wei seized the opportunity and shot out with all his strength.
With a stroke, a support from the mountain knocked Geer away.
Geer also fell heavily to the ground, the winner was decided.
All the ministers present applauded.
Emperor Longqing's first reaction was to quickly ask the imperial physician to examine General Liu Wei.
Guarjia's face turned purple with anger: "Didn't you still have the upper hand just now? How could you knock someone down with just one move!!"
Emperor Longqing smiled and asked, "Does the envoy have anything else to say?"
Guarjia looked at the handsome old man's face of Emperor Longqing. He was angry no matter what, but he still had to salute respectfully: "The Ming Dynasty is indeed a great country, with many masters. An old man in sixties still has such ability, Hou Jin is willing
Agree to the Emperor's request and attack 200,000 cattle and sheep and 5,000 troops and horses every year!"
Emperor Longqing put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Hahahaha! Don't rush back, envoy. Since you are so sincere in asking for money, why don't I give you a reward?"
"In this way, I have decided to trade with Houjin and allow Houjin to use cattle, sheep and other items to trade with our Ming Dynasty. However, the Houjin tribe is loose, and we need to gather the goods together before we can trade with our Ming Dynasty."
When Guarjia heard about the accident, he quickly knelt down and said: "I thank the Emperor for his gift! The Emperor's kindness will be remembered by Hou Jin in his heart!"
Although Houjin was a semi-agrarian society, salt, iron, tea and other items were either not produced at all or produced very little, but these were necessities.
If we really do trade with the Ming Dynasty, Houjin can quickly regain its strength and increase its population.
But what Guarcan could think of, how could Emperor Longqing not think of it?
As long as the two countries trade, Emperor Longqing will sell a large amount of silk, tea and porcelain to Houjin. He will use luxury goods to constantly corrode the will of the nobles of Houjin.
The worst thing was that Emperor Longqing ordered the tribes of Houjin to gather their goods together before trading.
In other words, the chiefs of each tribe serve as middlemen. The middlemen have to make a profit...
Moreover, the things that Houjin could trade with Daming were nothing more than the products of animal husbandry, which the people of Houjin had worked hard to raise.
Once the luxury goods of the Ming Dynasty successfully corroded the will of the Houjin nobles, the Houjin nobles would become more and more greedy and exploit the people of the Later Jin.
Once people's greed crosses the bottom line, there will be no bottom line. If the nobles want to get more, they can only rely on exploiting the people.
As time goes by, Houjin's internal conflicts will become more and more serious, and Houjin will collapse on its own.
Emperor Longqing could even get some expensive but useless things, let Houjin produce them, and then Ming Dynasty would buy them.
The high profits will drive people in Houjin crazy. By then, people in Houjin will stop thinking about production and farming, and will only think about making a fortune from luxury goods.
By that time, Houjin's survival supplies would have to be bought from Daming.
As long as the Ming Dynasty becomes unhappy one day and stops purchasing luxury goods produced by Houjin and stops doing business with Houjin, then Houjin, a newly emerging country, will automatically disappear from history.
If the people of the Later Jin Dynasty do not want to starve to death, they can automatically merge into the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will be tolerant and will treat everyone equally.
If you don't agree, I'm sorry, my Ming Dynasty doesn't have any extra grain!
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Guan Zhong relied on trade to control the eight famines, so that the country of Dai was not involved in production, and finally captured the country of Dai without spending a single soldier.
Perhaps the Houjin who rose up in the White Mountains and Black Waters were indeed brave, but China has encountered many nomads in ancient and modern times who could fight, but few of them had the brains.
As long as the trade is opened and Emperor Longqing strictly controls the items and quantities involved, within ten years, the Northland will be returned to the Ming Dynasty!!
This is the best strategy, win without fighting! Without fighting!
When it comes to playing business wars and scheming politics, China is the ancestor of the whole world!!!